James Colosimo, AKA "Big Jim" and "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-born immigrant who came to the United States in 1895 and went on to develop a criminal empire in Chicago, which was a precursor to Al ...
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. When the 1893 depression caused business ...